Charles Darwin & Clémence Royer - De l'origine des espèces, par sélection naturelle ou des lois de transformation des êtres organisés - 1870

A fascinating major edition of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, one of the most influential scientific texts of the 19th century -

Darwin presents a profoundly innovative theory in which living species are not immutable, but gradually change over generations through various natural mechanisms, the principal one being natural selection -

Drawing on numerous observations from natural history, geology, animal breeding, and the geographical distribution of organisms, the author shows that individuals belonging to the same species vary, sometimes only slightly, and that these variations can give them advantages in their environment -

Charles Darwin & Clémence Royer - On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life - 1870 - Victor Masson et Fils, Guillaumin et Cie -
614 pages.

Binding in good condition; the book is in its original half-sheep binding, with marbled boards and protected by a cellophane cover; signs of wear from use, a few minor defects to the covers, damaged headcap with some loss, worn hinges and corners, speckled edges, smooth spine decorated with gilt rules, gilt title and author's name -

Interior in good condition, age-toning, marbled endpapers in fair condition, an attractive copy -

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